The Skills of the Dungeon Master

<p>Welcome back to the show!</p><p>Today we talk about what skills you need to develop as a DM.</p><ul><li>Mechanics</li></ul><br /><p>Understanding the basic gameplay of the game</p><p>Being able to make twists on the rules or invent new ones to suit your game</p><ul><li>Player Management</li></ul><br /><p>Scheduling Management</p><p>Relationship Management</p><ul><li>Story Writing</li></ul><br /><p>Being able to create beautiful settings</p><p>Being able to build amazingly real characters</p><p>Plot twists, turns and developments</p><p>Pacing</p><ul><li>Roleplaying</li></ul><br /><p>Voice Acting</p><p>Personification of the different characters</p><ul><li>Improvisation</li></ul><br /><p>Previous episode about improv: <a href="https://session0studios.com/captivate-podcast/improve-and-comedy/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://session0studios.com/captivate-podcast/improve-and-comedy/</a></p><ul><li>Presentation</li></ul><br /><p>Online Game Technology Mastery</p><p>Minis and Maps</p><ul><li>Lore</li></ul><br /><p>Full understanding of the lore of your world</p><p>Full understanding of available DnD Lore</p><ul><li>Experience Planning</li></ul><br /><p>The extras</p><p>The Wow Factor</p><ul><li>Combat</li></ul><br /><p>Speeding it up</p><p>Keeping it Interesting</p><p>Mentioned in this episode:</p><p><strong>Brought to you by Session 0 Studios</strong></p><p>Visit session0studios.com for more information.</p><p><strong>Give Us a Rating and Review</strong></p><p>You obviously have really good taste, you’re listening to How to Be a Better DM after all. We thank you for your support. If you’ve ever gotten anything useful from our show, take a minute to give us a rating and a review. It goes a very long way to making it so How to Be a Better DM can help many more dungeon masters just like you. If you love our content, help others become better dungeon masters too.</p><p><strong>Do You Want to Earn some Money?</strong></p><p>🎲 Want to Earn Some Extra Gold?

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